Kelly Swindell Email & Phone Number

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Founded by Jan Van Dyke, the Dance Project is a nonprofit corporation which coordinates the North Carolina Dance Festival, and manages the Van Dyke Dance Group and the School at City Arts. Our mission is to encourage dance in North Carolina and expand the dance community through artistic and educational programs. We train dancers, build audiences, and set.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Managed all marketing, advertising, social media, public relations, and communications for 60-year-old performing arts and music education summer festival institution.

Greensboro, NC

Initial job title when hired. Title changed in 2018.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Instructor of record for new Theatre Arts Management program in the Theatre Department at Greensboro College. Introductory course course covering the basic of nonprofit and commercial theatre management, including marketing, development, budgeting, leadership, staffing, production management, choosing a season, audience development, and strategic planning.

Greensboro-based dance ensemble that features narrative, collaborative works and multiple dance forms. Often incorporates improvisation, theater, live music, and conceptual design elements.

Winston-Salem, NC

Provided media relations, event management, print and online content, social media engagement, non-traditional marketing, and public relations for some of the world’s biggest brands in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, consumer products, interior design and furnishings, performing arts, fashion, online travel and events networks, environmental, and sporting.

High Point, NC

Public relations and account management on the Michelin team

public relations support for Brand Communications clients for Fall 2010 High Point Market; pitching, editorial contact, special events

manage 100 + performer events and artists and vendors for 3-day community weekend event for the opening of the new downtown arts center, the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.

assist with database and contacts list updates, new marketing and social media initiatives, support sales reps with marketing and development materials, research new prospects

Managed public relations efforts for several national clients; including Wachovia (Corporate Communications) and BASF (US Crop Division); implemented communications strategies and insured consistency of brand message across various platforms; researched and maintained news media files; wrote press releases and media advisories; pitched stories to local.

in marketing, promoting student and guest artist performances and recruitment for a national performing arts conservatory; developed ticket pricing schedule; assisted with creative development and production of performance collaterals and print calendar; assisted in development of all-school strategic marketing plan

• Marketing Associate/Special Events Assistant/Development Associate, University of North Carolina School of the Arts (September 2005 – October 2007)
• Developed marketing and recruitment materials for student and guest artist performances at a national arts conservatory; assisted with creative development and production of performance collaterals and print calendar
• Assisted in development of All-School strategic marketing plan and fundraising strategy; established new audience development plans for UNCSA productions
• Managed the Gala Event for the All-School Production of West Side Story, including collateral creative development, logistics, RSVPs, liaison for planning meetings for steering committees and volunteer groups
• Conducted constituent, prospect and grant research; assisted with grants management, tracking, proposals

promoting single ticket and group sales, production marketing, audience segmentation, writing e-newsletters in Constant Contact®: assisted with facilities management and support; managed ticket donations to other nonprofits, coordinated projects for communications interns, and managed special events (*position fulfilled required portion of internship.

Worked with the Managing Director and the Director of Development on multiple responsibilities, including Equity contracts and riders, marketing, ticket revenue tracking, box office management, public relations, facilities management, fundraising events, appeal letters, and donor cultivation utilizing Choice® softwareActing Director of Development.

Conducted prospect and grant research, created budgets and proposals for the Director of Research and Grant Writing in the Office of Development as part of M.F.A. degree requirements; assisted with grants management and tracking; conceived new fundraising ideas for the School of Design and Production, as well as new audience development plans for UNCSA.

Stockbridge, MA

; handled all accounts payable/receivable duties and vendor communications utilizing QuickBooks® and Choice®; worked with production management to track purchase orders and invoices and to manage Equity and USA contracts; assisted the Finance Manager with payroll, contracts, leases, and organizational budgets; daily finance liaison to the General Manager.

Development Associate (2001 - 2004) and Administrative Assistant (1998 - 2001) for statewide humanities council. Managed board meetings and board communications, state and federal lobbying efforts and materials, grant applications, grantee materials and state library outreach programs. Managed Annual Fund, special events and award ceremonies, and edited.

Managed lending of Jackson Library's books and photocopies of journal articles to other libraries; supervised student workers for locating, packaging, shipping, filing, copying and tracking of inter-library requests; maintained lending statistics for the office; assisted with UNC-G student, staff and faculty requests; utilized current technologies and OCLC.

Master Of Fine Arts, Performing Arts Management

High School Diploma, Ballet

Activities and Societies: Best academic and performing arts experience: life-changing.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History

Activities and Societies: Minor in Dance; founding member of Gamble Van Dyke Dancer Group (c. 1989) Phi Alpha Theta history club